Full-time and part-time instructional faculty and staff in degree-granting institutions, by field and faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003

Selected characteristic

Number (in thousands)

Fall 2003

1992

1998

2003

All fields

Agriculture and home economics

Business

Education

Engineering

Fine arts

Health

Humanities1

Natural sciences2

Social sciences3

Other4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Full-time instructional faculty and staff

Number (in thousands)

528

560

682

681.8

(0.05)

16.9

(0.80)

43.2

(1.40)

50.9

(1.89)

33.4

(1.32)

43.3

(1.68)

93.9

(2.67)

58.8

(1.82)

127.2

(2.19)

88.7

(2.07)

125.5

(2.36)

Percentage distribution

†

†

†

100.0

(†)

2.5

(0.12)

6.3

(0.21)

7.5

(0.28)

4.9

(0.19)

6.3

(0.25)

13.8

(0.39)

8.6

(0.27)

18.7

(0.32)

13.0

(0.30)

18.4

(0.35)

Percentage distribution of full-time instructional faculty and staff

Total

528

560

682

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

Sex

Male

353

357

420

61.7

(0.35)

64.6

(2.88)

68.5

(1.61)

39.3

(1.57)

91.5

(1.06)

61.9

(1.38)

46.7

(1.32)

45.3

(1.47)

74.5

(0.88)

64.3

(1.13)

64.0

(0.94)

Female

176

203

261

38.3

(0.35)

35.4

(2.88)

31.5

(1.61)

60.7

(1.57)

8.5

(1.06)

38.1

(1.38)

53.3

(1.32)

54.7

(1.47)

25.5

(0.88)

35.7

(1.13)

36.0

(0.94)

Race/ethnicity

White

457

477

548

80.3

(0.27)

87.8

(1.61)

79.5

(1.51)

80.5

(1.26)

70.9

(1.85)

86.4

(1.24)

79.7

(0.84)

80.7

(1.31)

77.8

(0.75)

81.4

(1.09)

82.0

(0.69)

Black

27

28

38

5.6

(0.17)

2.3

(0.76)

4.5

(0.79)

7.8

(1.01)

5.4

(0.99)

6.0

(0.88)

5.0

(0.50)

5.6

(0.58)

4.1

(0.48)

7.3

(0.72)

6.1

(0.44)

Hispanic

14

19

24

3.5

(0.10)

2.5

(0.76)

2.3

(0.51)

4.7

(0.63)

2.6

(0.47)

3.3

(0.75)

3.0

(0.32)

6.7

(0.53)

2.9

(0.30)

4.0

(0.47)

2.9

(0.33)

Asian/Pacific Islander

28

33

62

9.1

(0.16)

6.4

(1.34)

12.2

(1.22)

4.8

(0.70)

20.1

(1.64)

2.9

(0.74)

10.7

(0.79)

5.2

(0.94)

14.3

(0.69)

5.9

(0.71)

7.1

(0.49)

American Indian/Alaska Native

3

4

10

1.5

(0.11)

1.0

(0.49)

1.6

(0.37)

2.2

(0.40)

1.0

(0.57)

1.4

(0.38)

1.6

(0.33)

1.8

(0.35)

0.8

(0.17)

1.4

(0.22)

1.8

(0.32)

Age

Under 30

8

9

18

2.6

(0.16)

2.9

(0.83)

1.2

(0.38)

3.3

(0.77)

2.1

(0.64)

3.0

(0.54)

1.6

(0.37)

2.9

(0.45)

2.3

(0.28)

2.2

(0.33)

3.8

(0.48)

30 to 34

35

32

55

8.0

(0.26)

5.8

(1.27)

4.6

(0.78)

7.9

(0.98)

8.4

(1.01)

5.8

(0.79)

8.4

(0.72)

8.4

(0.66)

7.9

(0.51)

9.9

(0.58)

8.6

(0.63)

35 to 39

67

60

83

12.2

(0.30)

8.6

(1.25)

12.5

(1.20)

7.8

(0.83)

13.2

(1.54)

11.9

(1.17)

14.0

(0.82)

12.5

(0.82)

12.7

(0.72)

12.7

(0.94)

11.8

(0.81)

40 to 44

90

82

93

13.6

(0.34)

12.3

(1.69)

11.3

(1.41)

10.3

(0.99)

13.3

(1.22)

14.2

(1.88)

14.6

(0.87)

13.6

(1.08)

15.7

(0.87)

13.8

(0.82)

12.9

(0.68)

45 to 49

98

97

109

15.9

(0.36)

19.8

(2.03)

18.9

(1.49)

13.6

(1.05)

17.3

(1.76)

17.4

(1.80)

18.5

(1.12)

15.2

(1.07)

15.6

(0.83)

12.8

(0.82)

15.4

(0.69)

50 to 54

95

105

114

16.7

(0.38)

23.3

(2.11)

18.8

(1.15)

19.7

(1.57)

16.2

(1.78)

18.7

(1.26)

19.1

(0.95)

13.8

(1.02)

14.2

(0.59)

15.0

(1.02)

16.8

(0.88)

55 to 59

67

90

108

15.8

(0.38)

16.3

(1.81)

19.0

(1.38)

20.4

(1.39)

14.3

(2.18)

15.9

(1.32)

13.7

(0.86)

16.0

(0.93)

13.4

(0.81)

15.4

(0.87)

17.3

(0.84)

60 to 64

45

55

70

10.2

(0.27)

7.7

(1.15)

9.1

(1.08)

11.5

(1.21)

9.6

(1.28)

10.2

(1.05)

6.8

(0.55)

11.7

(1.16)

11.7

(0.63)

13.0

(0.87)

8.9

(0.69)

65 or older

24

31

33

4.9

(0.20)

3.2

(1.09)

4.5

(0.67)

5.5

(0.66)

5.7

(0.93)

3.0

(0.66)

3.2

(0.46)

5.8

(0.74)

6.6

(0.45)

5.2

(0.51)

4.4

(0.41)

Highest degree

Less than bachelor's

6

7

10

1.5

(0.12)

1.0

(0.68)

0.2

(0.12)

1.7

(0.74)

2.6

(0.77)

1.4

(0.46)

1.7

(0.31)

0.2

(0.12)

0.1

(0.09)

‡

(†)

4.4

(0.54)

Bachelor's

21

23

29

4.3

(0.24)

6.4

(1.71)

4.0

(0.80)

4.0

(0.64)

6.5

(1.22)

9.1

(1.10)

5.5

(0.69)

1.1

(0.31)

1.4

(0.23)

1.0

(0.26)

7.9

(0.67)

Master's

156

156

180

26.4

(0.39)

29.2

(2.18)

31.8

(1.69)

35.5

(1.37)

13.2

(1.64)

53.9

(1.82)

22.9

(1.16)

35.1

(1.42)

14.9

(0.72)

12.5

(0.72)

34.4

(1.24)

First-professional

58

52

56

8.2

(0.30)

0.3

(0.31)

2.1

(0.45)

1.1

(0.35)

0.5

(0.30)

1.1

(0.41)

41.1

(1.32)

0.4

(0.18)

3.0

(0.35)

0.5

(0.19)

8.7

(0.76)

Doctor's

284

324

407

59.6

(0.48)

63.0

(2.74)

61.9

(1.73)

57.7

(1.53)

77.1

(2.08)

34.6

(1.96)

28.9

(1.06)

63.2

(1.43)

80.6

(0.67)

86.0

(0.74)

44.6

(1.23)

Academic rank

Professor

161

172

194

28.5

(0.54)

33.0

(2.71)

29.1

(1.66)

21.9

(1.41)

37.6

(1.69)

28.4

(1.85)

20.1

(0.93)

26.2

(1.46)

35.5

(0.87)

35.4

(1.20)

23.5

(1.09)

Associate professor

124

132

150

21.9

(0.37)

21.0

(2.55)

22.6

(1.32)

17.6

(1.07)

25.3

(1.77)

23.7

(1.64)

23.5

(0.96)

20.0

(1.27)

23.4

(0.93)

22.8

(0.97)

19.9

(1.08)

Assistant professor

124

125

158

23.2

(0.41)

19.2

(1.79)

23.4

(1.51)

23.8

(1.56)

19.6

(1.67)

23.2

(1.75)

32.2

(1.12)

21.7

(1.30)

21.1

(0.82)

24.8

(1.22)

19.2

(0.73)

Instructor

74

75

83

12.1

(0.42)

9.9

(1.60)

13.4

(1.37)

12.6

(1.18)

9.1

(1.39)

9.7

(1.01)

15.3

(0.90)

14.9

(1.17)

7.7

(0.56)

5.7

(0.53)

18.7

(1.02)

Lecturer

12

14

22

3.2

(0.22)

3.4

(1.50)

3.6

(0.68)

3.0

(0.60)

2.0

(0.52)

4.3

(0.64)

1.9

(0.37)

7.9

(0.78)

2.1

(0.25)

2.3

(0.42)

3.6

(0.57)

Other

17

26

57

8.3

(0.32)

11.8

(2.16)

4.9

(0.64)

18.2

(1.57)

5.4

(0.82)

7.1

(1.03)

5.5

(0.50)

5.7

(0.69)

6.7

(0.48)

6.4

(0.67)

12.4

(0.76)

No rank

17

16

19

2.7

(0.19)

1.8

(1.37)

3.0

(0.68)

2.9

(1.05)

0.9

(0.38)

3.6

(1.24)

1.5

(0.27)

3.6

(0.67)

3.5

(0.48)

2.6

(0.47)

2.7

(0.36)

Part-time instructional faculty and staff

Number (in thousands)

377

416

530

530.0

(0.02)

7.3

(0.97)

44.9

(2.98)

63.5

(2.57)

14.0

(1.49)

47.8

(3.65)

57.8

(3.06)

58.9

(2.05)

63.7

(2.46)

53.0

(2.39)

119.2

(3.48)

Percentage distribution

†

†

†

100.0

(†)

1.4

(0.18)

8.5

(0.56)

12.0

(0.48)

2.7

(0.28)

9.0

(0.69)

10.9

(0.58)

11.1

(0.39)

12.0

(0.46)

10.0

(0.45)

22.5

(0.66)

Percentage distribution of part-time instructional faculty and staff

Total

377

416

530

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

Sex

Male

209

217

276

52.1

(0.45)

32.0

(6.05)

69.6

(1.89)

29.1

(1.71)

90.8

(2.68)

51.4

(2.26)

34.5

(1.60)

31.6

(1.86)

58.2

(2.22)

60.5

(1.90)

66.2

(1.41)

Female

168

199

254

47.9

(0.45)

68.0

(6.05)

30.4

(1.89)

70.9

(1.71)

9.2

(2.68)

48.6

(2.26)

65.5

(1.60)

68.4

(1.86)

41.8

(2.22)

39.5

(1.90)

33.8

(1.41)

Race/ethnicity

White

333

364

452

85.2

(0.38)

91.4

(3.66)

86.8

(1.54)

85.1

(1.34)

85.4

(2.89)

88.7

(1.22)

85.0

(1.14)

83.0

(1.14)

83.4

(1.35)

84.2

(1.62)

85.5

(0.80)

Black

18

19

30

5.6

(0.20)

2.7

(1.61)

6.7

(0.96)

6.6

(0.98)

2.0

(1.26)

3.0

(0.70)

5.2

(0.68)

5.0

(0.71)

6.0

(0.66)

5.8

(0.75)

6.5

(0.57)

Hispanic

11

16

19

3.5

(0.13)

0.4

(0.38)

2.2

(0.79)

5.1

(0.71)

2.6

(0.64)

2.7

(0.52)

2.2

(0.47)

6.5

(0.81)

2.2

(0.40)

3.7

(0.61)

3.6

(0.39)

Asian/Pacific Islander

12

13

20

3.8

(0.22)

2.7

(1.99)

3.0

(0.80)

1.6

(0.43)

8.4

(2.11)

2.9

(0.70)

6.5

(1.17)

4.2

(0.71)

7.1

(0.89)

2.7

(1.04)

2.5

(0.34)

American Indian/Alaska Native

2

4

10

1.8

(0.22)

2.9

(2.62)

1.4

(0.54)

1.5

(0.37)

1.6

(1.03)

2.8

(0.84)

1.0

(0.35)

1.3

(0.38)

1.4

(0.60)

3.6

(0.91)

1.9

(0.36)

Age

Under 30

20

15

30

5.7

(0.32)

8.0

(2.66)

3.0

(0.87)

3.5

(0.66)

2.8

(1.78)

6.2

(1.05)

5.3

(0.85)

7.4

(1.02)

8.6

(1.14)

5.5

(0.82)

5.6

(0.71)

30 to 34

36

37

46

8.7

(0.33)

10.3

(3.24)

7.6

(1.25)

7.9

(0.97)

2.0

(1.04)

10.2

(1.32)

9.4

(1.13)

9.8

(0.97)

8.0

(1.21)

10.2

(1.20)

8.5

(0.76)

35 to 39

59

47

57

10.8

(0.44)

2.5

(1.58)

9.8

(1.48)

9.0

(1.20)

13.8

(3.89)

11.2

(1.47)

11.5

(1.31)

8.4

(1.12)

10.9

(1.20)

10.8

(1.35)

13.1

(1.18)

40 to 44

70

60

60

11.3

(0.46)

9.6

(3.92)

10.5

(1.45)

7.7

(0.96)

15.7

(3.25)

12.7

(1.39)

13.0

(1.64)

10.3

(1.00)

9.2

(1.10)

10.9

(1.05)

13.4

(0.97)

45 to 49

68

72

82

15.5

(0.51)

14.6

(5.03)

15.7

(1.83)

12.9

(1.22)

13.5

(3.13)

18.2

(1.78)

21.9

(1.67)

14.6

(1.76)

10.4

(1.33)

12.6

(1.10)

17.6

(1.17)

50 to 54

45

70

80

15.2

(0.52)

19.7

(5.36)

14.5

(1.48)

16.3

(1.46)

19.1

(4.00)

16.9

(1.60)

14.4

(1.67)

13.8

(1.25)

12.3

(1.30)

13.5

(1.43)

16.7

(1.14)

55 to 59

29

47

75

14.1

(0.44)

23.1

(5.83)

18.8

(2.12)

17.6

(1.52)

11.8

(2.71)

12.0

(1.62)

10.2

(1.23)

14.9

(1.33)

15.1

(1.46)

15.1

(1.48)

11.3

(0.88)

60 to 64

23

29

46

8.8

(0.43)

7.6

(3.82)

8.7

(1.08)

11.5

(1.30)

6.0

(2.00)

6.7

(0.93)

5.7

(1.05)

10.6

(1.23)

12.8

(1.67)

11.1

(1.45)

5.9

(0.71)

65 or older

27

38

53

10.0

(0.45)

4.7

(2.09)

11.4

(1.64)

13.6

(1.24)

15.4

(3.16)

5.9

(1.21)

8.5

(1.16)

10.2

(1.51)

12.7

(1.82)

10.4

(1.33)

7.8

(0.80)

Highest degree

Less than bachelor's

17

20

41

7.8

(0.59)

5.5

(2.53)

1.8

(0.79)

3.7

(0.96)

17.1

(4.44)

9.1

(1.42)

17.3

(1.86)

1.1

(0.57)

0.9

(0.47)

0.5

(0.25)

16.2

(1.31)

Bachelor's

63

59

84

15.8

(0.55)

26.7

(5.80)

13.9

(1.84)

12.0

(1.25)

17.9

(3.50)

28.2

(2.09)

16.2

(1.61)

12.9

(1.65)

16.1

(1.46)

3.2

(0.82)

19.4

(1.11)

Master's

190

225

273

51.5

(0.80)

50.3

(6.09)

66.5

(2.34)

63.0

(1.84)

32.3

(4.61)

54.7

(2.95)

30.2

(1.86)

70.2

(2.33)

49.0

(1.94)

55.5

(1.83)

41.6

(1.56)

First-professional

40

36

39

7.3

(0.39)

2.0

(1.63)

6.3

(1.10)

1.9

(0.45)

1.5

(0.98)

0.9

(0.39)

25.2

(2.12)

2.3

(0.55)

4.3

(0.85)

3.1

(0.62)

11.2

(1.00)

Doctor's

59

76

94

17.6

(0.60)

15.5

(4.57)

11.5

(1.48)

19.4

(1.61)

31.2

(4.13)

7.1

(1.39)

11.1

(1.28)

13.4

(1.80)

29.7

(1.72)

37.7

(1.90)

11.7

(0.94)

Academic rank

Professor

32

30

23

4.4

(0.30)

8.9

(4.03)

4.6

(1.06)

3.4

(0.55)

5.9

(2.27)

3.9

(1.05)

5.4

(0.84)

3.5

(0.75)

4.8

(0.82)

4.7

(1.01)

4.1

(0.63)

Associate professor

23

19

15

2.8

(0.22)

1.9

(1.37)

2.3

(0.74)

1.9

(0.47)

5.7

(2.24)

3.7

(0.92)

5.4

(0.89)

1.6

(0.35)

3.3

(0.63)

2.9

(0.60)

1.6

(0.30)

Assistant professor

24

23

20

3.7

(0.29)

2.8

(1.76)

1.5

(0.55)

2.0

(0.50)

3.3

(1.97)

3.6

(0.86)

15.1

(1.64)

1.7

(0.64)

2.8

(0.66)

3.7

(0.89)

1.7

(0.34)

Instructor

215

205

188

35.4

(0.83)

39.9

(5.70)

29.2

(2.00)

37.0

(2.11)

25.3

(4.10)

33.6

(2.12)

36.5

(2.40)

42.9

(2.29)

32.4

(2.05)

30.4

(1.85)

38.2

(1.54)

Lecturer

45

46

41

7.7

(0.41)

14.8

(4.39)

7.6

(1.52)

6.8

(0.97)

9.3

(2.49)

9.7

(1.16)

4.7

(0.93)

11.2

(1.10)

7.8

(1.02)

9.5

(1.20)

5.8

(0.67)

Other

28

75

231

43.6

(0.85)

30.8

(5.98)

51.8

(2.46)

46.6

(1.78)

49.4

(5.02)

42.4

(3.00)

30.5

(1.88)

37.4

(2.23)

45.8

(2.02)

46.0

(2.22)

46.6

(1.47)

No rank

9

16

13

2.4

(0.20)

1.1

(0.87)

3.0

(0.75)

2.1

(0.59)

1.2

(1.26)

3.2

(1.10)

2.4

(0.68)

1.7

(0.49)

3.1

(0.79)

2.8

(0.71)

2.1

(0.40)

† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.1 Excludes history and philosophy.2 Excludes computer sciences.3 Includes history.4 Includes philosophy, law, occupationally specific programs, computer sciences, and other.
NOTE: Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, 1999, and 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:93;99;04). (This table was prepared September 2005.)